Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-23

most fertile portions of the state to i'm
migration, and thousands of settler
commenced to locate along tn,
| line, which did a fiue business from
the time it commenced business. The
great Panhandle country proved 8 rict
| feeder to Fort Worth; the largest cattle
interests in that section multiplied anC
Increased in a wonderful way, enc
enormous quantities of live stock were
sent over the road from the
southern and western part of the state
The great drives to Kansas City and other
points were shortened and the road made
money. In the commercial history and
development of the state this road is play
ing prominent part, and destined to be
one of the most important railroads in
Texas for all time to come.
THE FORT WORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
is an enterprise organized and backed Up
by a syndicate of New York gentlemen of
standiCg in financial circles. The inten-
ton Of the company is to immediately
construct their road northWesterlY about
100 miles to the we'll knO IN and inexhaust-
ible coal deposits Of Young and Jack coun-
ties. After this is done, it is proposed to
extend the road on through the state in the
direction Of Albuquerque and Santa Fe,
n. NJ, making connections at both
PAGES. This will give direct through
routes from New Orleans to San
Francisco, via Albuquerque; and to
Portland, Oregon, via Santa Fee This
road will penetrate and develop q very
rich and desirable portion Of Texas and
New Mexico. 1t will not only pass di-
rectly through the coal fields of Texas,
but will open up and make market
for the hard Goals of, New Mex
leo, which is also ineXhaustible. 1t
will give cheap transit for the re-
fraCtOTy ores of New Mexico and C0lora-
do, destined to Swansea FOR smelling. It's
lumber traffic from Eastern Texas and
West Louisiana,in supplying the demands
OF the prairie countries of the west,
will be simply immense It's ter
minal facilities and connections at
Fort Worth are excellent. 1t is favor
tie road with Fort Worth people, and has
the very hearty support of the people
along the line. This enterprise was
begun late in November last,
ami at this date some 200 miles
of preliminary surveys have been made
and 100 miles permanently located.
About one hundred and eighty-fve miles
of right of way has been secured. It
passes through a very thickly settled
portion of the state for the first 100 miles
producing large crops of wheat, corn,
oats, and cotton. Its local business
alone will pay handsomely, and when COM
pletet through to its proposed connec-
1eCtiOns IN New Mexico it will become
one OF the pest paying and most impOr-
tant roads in the county. The energy
displayed by the projectors and managers
Of this enterprise has, and we'll deserves
the commentator OF every one. 1t Is
ana believed that the first 100
miles will be in successful operation By
July /, this year.
The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railroad have arranged to build TO Fort
Worth during the year.
THE FORT WORTH AND RIO GRANDE
Railroad is now being built, and is
'oad which will prove Of vast
Importance to tie commercial interests
If the city. 1t is now being
pushed rapidly, forty five miles being
graded and fifty cars of steel rails await
in the yard. This road
viii ultimately strike the Gulf of CalifOr- |
ia, having as its terminal the fine sea
DOrC town of Topolobampo, in Old Mex
90, said TO be the finest harbOr in the !
world.
There are other important railroad pro- |
ects taking substantial shape, which will |
elp to make this the great railroad center |
+ the state.
Fort Worth has unsurpassed facilities |
or the successful development of manu-
aCturing establishments. Within the |
ity limits there is a cotton seed oil |
actory, which has shut down for want of
apita, which cost $50, coo, and which
an be purChaed for $4,000.
a paper mill, tannery, iron foundry,
Otton and wooden mills, canning fac
)ries, and Strengthening Establishments,
re very desirable, and would prove
in the hands of live, ex-
men, with sufficient capital. A
aper mill is an actual necessity.
immense quantities of straw, waste
OttOn, and rags are Obtainable. Wood
orking Industries can be made success
Il, paying industries. The southeast
sCtion Of Texas furnishes pine in abun-
anCe. Walnut, ash, oak and all varieties
hard woods are obtained from Arkan-
rs, 250 to 400 miles distant, certainly
uch nearer than ST. Louis obtains her
lpply. At present the great bulk of coal
brought from tee McAlli ster coal mines,
the Indian Territory, via the
.issouri Pacific Railroad. The AtChi-
IN, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad strike
oal on their line about $50 miles west
4 this road, sixty-tive miles west of Fort
'Orth, on the Texas and Pacific ia Pal0
into county. At S,raughn there is a
ne coal nine just being opened and de-
eIoped ola biJuminOus nature, which is
I'D to be 3 superior coal even than
e product from the mines in the Indian
erritory. Coal is also found near Bowie
Montague county, northwesterly on the
Ort Worth and Denver Railroad. This
said to be fOurteen-foot vein.
Fort Worth has the same favorable
eight rates st ali other leading points in I
IL state. -
The bonded indebtedness OF the city is
320, GOO, incurred for street and sewer
lprovements and public school build
g, of which amount $50, 900 was in
,sted in the construction of subStsn-
al school buildings. The schools have :
/ average attendance Of 1000 children
ne months in the year Fort Worth has :
Venty miles of improved streets and
0,000 feet of sewerage pipe. Rents
e very high, and real estate has been
IvsncjDu steadjlU from wear m wear and l.